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1. Making sentences say what you mean

2. Precision in the use of words4.1. Knowing what the words mean

Ability/capacityAd acent/ contiguousAd!ise/tell" informAffect" effectAlternati!e / choiceAmong / betweenAnticipate / e#pectApparent / ob!ious / e!identAppreciate / understandAssume / presumeAssure / insure

$alance / remainder $imonthly / semimonthly%onclude / decide%ontinual / continuous&eteriorate / degenerate'ffecti!e / affectual'ncounter / e#perience'ssentially / basically(ew / less(iltrate / filter )ndicated / re*uired

)nfer / imply+iable / likelyMa#imum / optimum,ral / !erbalPercent / percentagePerfect / uni*uePractical / practicablePre!entati!e / pre!enti!ePrincipal / principleProportion / part-eaction /opinion-eplace / reinstall-espectfully / respecti!ely

arget / ob ecti!eheory / idea" !iew" opinionranspire / occur ni!ersally / generally

0aste / wastage

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-amification for branch9erbose for wordy

4.:. a!oiding o!erworked words and phrases

Acti!ate 5begin6Approach 5answer" solution6)mplement 5carry out6Appropriate 5fiiting" suitable6Assist 5help6%ogni8ant authority 5proper authority6%ommunicate 5write" tell6%onsider 5think6&emonstrate 5show6&e!elop 5take place6&iscontinue 5stop6

'ffort 5work6'ndea!or 5try6(acilitate 5ease" simplify6(unction 5work" act6)n!estigate 5study6Ma#imum 5most" largest" greatest6,n the order of 5about" nearly6,ptimum 5best6Personnel 5workers" staff6Philosophy 5idea" plan6Prior to 5before67ubse*uent to5later" after6

erminate 5end" stop6ransmit 5send6tili8e 5use6

9ital 5important6

4.;. a!oiding technical argon 5slang6 / language of the street

$readboard 5preliminary model of a circuit6%all out 5refer to" specify6%eiling 5limit6Know

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=wise 5added to many terms like budget" production" design6

:. 7entence structure and length:.1. natural order

'#. he machine was designed for high=speed work.

1.2. >atural order with modifying words and phrases'#. his ?@=ton" high speed machine was efficiently designed to pro!idethe moti!e power for a number of au#iliary de!ices.

1. . )n!erted order'#. -emarkable was the performance if this machine.

1.4. Periodic order '#. 0hen these tests ha!e been completed and the data ha!e beenanaly8ed" there will be a staff meeting.

%omple# sentence 0hen all other preparations are made" the final step may betaken.

%ompound he first stage of this process can be completed under the carefulsuper!ision of the shop personnel" but the second stage must be directed bytrained engineers.

%omple#=%ompound )f this process is to succeed" the first stage can becompleted under the careful super!ision of the shop personnel" but the secondstage must be directed by trained engineers.

2. Paragraph structure and length

opic sentence < gist of the idea to be de!eloped,ther sentences < de!elop" support" and clarify this central idea7ummary or generali8ation < based on material already presented.

%ommon 'rrors in sage

7pecial sub ect=!erb agreement9ague use of his3" 0hich3" )t3

&angling Modifiers

&angling 9erbal Modifiers'#. After connecting this to lead pin 1 of the second tube" the other lead is

connected to pin 2.

&angling )nfiniti!e Modifiers'#. o start the motor" the starter button must be depressed. 5 the dri!er

must depress the starter button36

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+ack of Parallel 7tructure

1. Parallelism of 0ord (orm

'#. Bis report was both accurate and readable.

>ot Parallel Bis report was both accurate and it was easy to read.

2. Parallelism of Phrases

'#. Preparing the soldering iron" making the oint" and applying the solderconstitute the main stepsin soldering an electrical connection.

>ot Parallel

Preparation of the soldering iron" making the oint" and application of thesolderC

Mechanics of 7tyle

Abbre!iations 7ymbols >umbers Byphenation of compounds %apitali8ation Punctuation

,utlines and Abstract

wo Purposes of ,utlines

1. hey are a means by which you can analy8e the organi8ation ofsomebody elseDs writing

2. hey ser!e as a guide for the writing you do yourself.

Kinds of ,utlines

1. opic outline2. 7entence ,utline

. Paragraph ,utline

he +ogic of ,utlines he principle of outline is di!ision

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